EIJS Working Paper Series,
Stockholm School of Economics, The European Institute of Japanese Studies

Abstract: Japan's Science City projects are examined in this paper to find the extent that they promote catalytic mechanisms within their communities. It is arguable that the concept of a Science City is little more than a theme for funneling public funds into infrastructural development in support of select high-technology industries. Is this the situation in Japan? Attention focuses on cumulative causation, resource sharing and the shifting mix of private sector initiative and public policy in the evolving cases of Tsukuba and Kansai Science Cities. Regional technopolis projects are also discussed. Can we expect any of these areas to fulfill the promise, detailed in the Kansai Science City Second Stage Plan Report, of being a "pilot model city" deploying "innovative and experimental community development"?

Keywords: technopolis; regional planning; development; cumulative causation; catalytic mechanisms

JEL-codes: A10

24 pages, November 1, 2000

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